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    • RachelRodent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      Hi from Turkey, We have nore linux users than MacOS users and I tell everyone I know to switch like the foss evangelist I am

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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      11 months ago

      India is the eye opener … an enormous market of 1.5 billion people and the majority of them are too poor to pay for any specialty OS … it’s going to turn into a futuristic dystopia down there … people living in slums but scrounging up old neglected and forgotten hardware to bring them back online with Open Source Software.

      Edit: I don’t normally make big corrections or changes to my comments but after rereading this, I think I went a bit too far with my assumptions about another country and culture … thanks @embed_me@programming.dev for putting it to my attention

      • embed_me@programming.dev
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        11 months ago

        Ok as an Indian allow me to interject. The reason people use linux is not because of poverty. Even the cheapest laptops come preloaded with activated windows.

        We get introduced to Linux based OSs in schools. That plus people are heavily pushed into engineering and lately computer science and software engineering.

        • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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          11 months ago

          I was probably too hasty in my assumptions … simplistic, stereotypical maybe even a bit racist

          I just thought it made economic sense … why build an entire economy or business using foreign owned software and basing it all on a foreign company, especially one with unknown loopholes that would put the company’s and country at risk by a foreign power.

          Thanks for the correction and insight … I’ll be more careful about my assumptions in the future.

          • embed_me@programming.dev
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            11 months ago

            Thanks for acknowledging it.

            Also another thing you are wrong about: You may be surprised to know that the second hand market for computer electronics is non-existent. As far as I know, there are only a handful of cities in the whole country where there is a second hand local market. Cheap electronics don’t last that much and in laptops there are only so many components you can buy separately and install. (Overwhelming majority of the computers are laptops, not the traditional CPU towers)

            Also another thing I failed to mention is, the government tried to make a distro for govt use at one point but idk if anything came out of that. But I want to say there’s definitely a growing presence of linux here

            • mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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              11 months ago

              It was not so common to use linux in schools in other states and in kerala, all government schools use a Kite Ubuntu which is fork of lts ubuntu. Its like the law to use free software for education in kerala. Me also got introduced to linux from school so i expected you are from kerala too. And Free software is most popular in kerala afaik.

              The intensity of free software user group in kerala shows it too https://fsug.in/

              • embed_me@programming.dev
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                11 months ago

                Oh. I studied under a Gujarat board school. We had mint in our computer labs and textbooks 8 years ago. Idk what they’re now

    • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I’m replacing a couple of really old PCs at work with slightly less old PCs and I know they don’t meet Windows 11 specs without workarounds. I’m thinking about taking the leap but I need printer support to work. Otherwise something like open office and a web browser will do what I need. What distro should I start with? I don’t have time to find a perfect fit.

      • ArcticAmphibian@lemmus.orgEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I’d say keep it basic with Ubuntu. It’s not exciting, but it ‘just works’ out of the box and there’s TONs of support if you can’t figure something out.

        • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
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          11 months ago

          2nd. Ubuntu is the place to be if you want your best chances for immediate compatibility, and search results will favor your popular configuration if you have issues.

          • downhomechunk@midwest.socialEnglish
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            11 months ago

            3rd, but I recommend getting the kde variety (used to be called kubuntu). This will give you the most windows like experience. Regular Ubuntu ships with gnome and has a different feel to it.

            Also, gnome suxxxxxxxxxxx! There, I said it!